Risk factors for malignancy in pediatric subacute/chronic focal craniocervical lymphadenopathy by Yishai Haimi-Cohen, Yishai Haimi-Cohen, Yishai Haimi-Cohen, Eyal Elron, Eyal Elron, Lital Oz-Alcalay, Lama Hejly, Roy Hod, Roy Hod, Liat Ashkenazi-Hoffnung, Liat Ashkenazi-Hoffnung, Liat Ashkenazi-Hoffnung

“…Multivariate analysis showed associations with malignancy of older age and larger lymph nodes; the respective odds ratios were 1.649 (95%CI: 1.197–2.349, p = 0.004) for every 3 years and 2.080 (95%CI: 1.292–3.330, p = 0.002) for every one centimeter.ConclusionsOlder age and increased nodal size can help identify children with focal craniocervical lymphadenopathy who are at increased risk for malignancy and for whom surgical intervention should be strongly considered.…”
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Association between individual occupational noise exposure and overweight/obesity among automotive manufacturing workers in South China by Jiaheng Yu, Jiaxin CUI, Haijuan Huang, Jingwen Zhang, Xin Li, Yanmei Ruan, Zejin Ou, Zhi Wang

“…In categorical models, higher CNE levels were significantly associated with BMI (β = 0.54, 95% CI: 0.16, 0.92) and overweight/obesity (odd ratio (OR) = 1.57, 95%CI: 1.21, 2.04). Restricted cubic splines (RCS) analysis demonstrated a linear dose-response relationship between CNE and overweight/obesity (P for overall=0.013, P for non-linear=0.175). …”
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The correlation between coagulation biomarkers, bone turnover markers, and bone mineral density in Chinese adults aged ≥ 50 years by Zhengming Wang, Rui Wang, Haiya Ge, Yong Gu, Sicheng Xian, Laijun Yan, Guoqing Du, Zhibi Shen, Shuaijie Lv, Hongsheng Zhan, Zhengyan Li

“…Multivariate analysis demonstrated that age was positively associated with D-dimer levels (odd ratio [OR] = 1.046, p = 0.007), while the BMD of Ward’s triangle was negatively related to D-dimer levels (OR = 0.004, p = 0.0017). …”
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Association Between SHBG Levels and Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis by Ajay Malvi, Muhammed Shabil, Mahalaqua Nazli Khatib, Roopashree R, Mandeep Kaur, Manish Srivastava, Amit Barwal, G. V. Siva Prasad, Pranchal Rajput, Rukshar Syed, Kamal Kundra, Vinamra Mittal, Amit Kumar, Pancham Cajla, Ganesh Bushi, Rachana Mehta, Zaid Khan, Prakasini Satapathy, Shilpa Gaidhane, Renu Sah

“…Inclusion criteria encompassed observational studies reporting quantitative risk estimates (risk ratios, odds ratios, or hazard ratios) for SHBG levels. Results were pooled using a random‐effects meta‐analysis in R software (V 4.4), with the I2 statistic assessing heterogeneity. …”
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Season of conception and risk of hypertensive disorder during pregnancy by Yanxia Xie, Yi Mu, Peiran Chen, Yanping Wang, Xiaohong Li, Li Dai, Zheng Liu, Qi Li, Mingrong Li, Juan Liang, Jun Zhu

“…The conception date was estimated based on the delivery date and duration of gestation length, and the season of conception, were categorised as winter (December to February), spring (March to May), summer (June to August), and fall (September to November). Odd ratios were calculated separately using the logistic regression model. …”
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Renal Dysfunction Is an Independent Risk Factor for Poor Outcome in Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients Treated with Intravenous Thrombolysis: A New Cutoff Value by Elyar Sadeghi-Hokmabadi, Demet Funda Baş, Mehdi Farhoudi, Aliakbar Taheraghdam, Daryoush Savadi Oskouei, Mohammad Yazdchi, Maziyar Hashemilar, Nevzat Uzuner, Reshad Mirnour, Ertugrul Colak, Atilla Özcan Özdemir

“…Univariate and multivariate regression analyses were performed, and odds ratios (ORs) were determined at 95% confidence intervals (CIs). …”
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Ambient air pollution exposure in relation to cerebral small vessel disease in Chinese population: A cranial magnetic resonance imaging-based study by Yudiyang Ma, Ying Hui, Linxi Tang, Jianing Wang, Meiqi Xing, Lei Zheng, Feipeng Cui, Shuohua Chen, Shouling Wu, Zhenchang Wang, Yaohua Tian

“…For each interquartile range increase in air pollutant exposure during the examination year, the odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals of the increased white matter hyperintensity burden were 1.45 (1.15, 1.84) for PM2.5, 1.72 (1.27, 2.34) for PM10, 1.26 (1.05, 1.51) for SO2, 1.52 (1.16, 2.00) for NO2, and 1.63 (1.26, 2.13) for CO. …”
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Health effects of mixed metal exposure on accelerating aging among the elderly population by Chuanli Yang, Jijun Zhang, Haohan Liu, Qin Hong, Yunhe Fan, Jie An, Haijia Zhang, Xiaobing Shen, Xiushan Dong

“…Results: We found that blood cadmium (Cd) concentration was positively associated with an increased risk of AgeAccelGrim in both females and males, with odds ratios (OR) of 5.73 (95 % confidence interval (95 % CI): 1.88–17.41, P trend = 0.008) and 14.25 (95 % CI: 4.88–41.62, P trend < 0.001), respectively. …”
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Erythropoietin Dose and Mortality in Hemodialysis Patients: Marginal Structural Model to Examine Causality by Elani Streja, Jongha Park, Ting-Yan Chan, Janet Lee, Melissa Soohoo, Connie M. Rhee, Onyebuchi A. Arah, Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh

“…Compared to ESA dose of <6 000 U/week, adjusted odds ratios (95% confidence interval) were 1.02 (0.94–1.10), 1.08 (1.00–1.18), 1.17 (1.06–1.28), 1.27 (1.15–1.41), and 1.52 (1.37–1.69) for ESA dose of 6 000 to <12 000, 12 000 to <18 000, 18 000 to <24 000, 24 000 to <30 000, and ≥30 000 U/week, respectively. …”
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A meta-analysis of the value of indocyanine green fluorescence imaging in guiding surgical resection of primary and metastatic liver cancer by Dali Xiong, Jiaran Li, Li Li, Fuhao Xu, Tao Hu, He Zhu, Xiaohui Xu, Yawen Sun, Shuanghu Yuan

“…The results showed that indocyanine green fluorescence imaging significantly reduced intraoperative blood loss [Weighted mean difference (WMD), –88.75; 95 % CI, –128.48 to –49.02, p < 0.05], transfusion rate [Odds ratios (OR), 0.5; 95 % CI, 0.36–0.7, p < 0.05], hospital stay duration [WMD, –1.11; 95 % CI, –1.79 to –0.43, p < 0.05], and the overall complication rate [OR, 0.59; 95 % CI, 0.44–0.79, p < 0.05]. …”
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Association of arm circumference with the prevalence of gallstones in United States adults: a retrospective analysis on US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey by Jianjun Wang, Xi Chen, Wei He, Xintao Zeng, Pei Yang, Jianping Gong, Decai Wang

“…After accounting for potential confounders, we discovered that each centimeter increase in AC was linked to an 8% rise in the prevalence of GS (Odd ratio = 1.08, 95% confidence interval: 1.07–1.10). …”
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Association of Cardiovascular Risk Factors With Major and Minor Electrocardiographic Abnormalities: A Report From the Cross‐Sectional Phase of Tehran Cohort Study by Pooria Ahmadi, Sajjad Ahmadi‐Renani, Parmida Sadat Pezeshki, Sepehr Nayebirad, Arash Jalali, Akbar Shafiee, Aryan Ayati, Arian Afzalian, Farshid Alaeddini, Soheil Saadat, Farzad Masoudkabir, Ali Vasheghani‐Farahani, Saeed Sadeghian, Mohamamdali Boroumand, Abbasali Karimi, Boshra Pourbashash, Kaveh Hosseini, Frits R. Rosendaal

“…Results were obtained by multivariable logistic regression and are expressed as odds ratios (ORs). Results A total of 756 (9.9%) participants had major ECG abnormalities, while minor abnormalities were detected in 2526 (33.1%). …”
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Effect of preoperative hair removal vs. no removal on surgical site infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] by Abdulsalam Aleid, Zainab Aleid, Abdulmajeed Aljabr, Abdulrahman Almoslem, Lama AlOraini, Mutlaq Alsubaie, Abdulaziz Alharthi, Hasan Ali Abdullah Alaidarous, Saud Nayef Aldanyowi, Abbas Al Mutair

“…Studies eligible for inclusion were randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and cohort studies reporting SSI rates. Odds ratios, mean differences, and p-values were analyzed using a random effect model. …”
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Cross‐sectional association of irregular dietary habits with glycemic control and body mass index among people with diabetes by Mika Shimizu, Junko Oya, Yuichiro Kondo, Aki Katamine, Yukiko Hasegawa, Tomoko Nakagami

“…HbA1c was significantly higher for “LD,” and BMI was higher for almost all irregular dietary habits than those of “regular” in people with type 2 diabetes (T2D). Odds ratios (ORs) for HbA1c ≥7% were 3.20 (95% confidence interval (CI), 1.30–7.89) for T1D women with “irregular” and 1.73 (1.20–2.49) and 2.20 (1.14–3.65) for T2D men and women with “LD,” respectively. …”
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Persistent depressive symptom trajectory is associated with cognitive impairment: a population-based longitudinal study of aging in Taiwan by Hsiao-Chen Lin, Wai-Lam Lao, Te-Chia Tseng, Chih-Jung Yeh

“…Approximately 36.09%, 47.13%, 5.68%, 6.20%, and 4.91% exhibited no, mild, decreasing, increasing, and persistent depressive symptom trajectories, respectively. The odds ratios for cognitive impairment were 3.17 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.41–7.15) in Model 1; 3.24 (95% CI: 1.42–7.41) in Model 2; and 2.95 (95% CI: 1.24–7.00) in Model 3 in individuals with persistent depressive symptom trajectory. …”
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The Association between LRRK2 G2385R and Phenotype of Parkinson’s Disease in Asian Population: A Meta-Analysis of Comparative Studies by Wei Di, Zhiyong Zeng, Jingyan Li, Xiaoling Liu, Minzhi Bo, Hua Lv

“…The strict selection criteria and exclusion criteria were determined, and mean differences (MD) or odds ratios (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI) were used to assess the strength of associations. …”
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Preoperative Risk Assessment of Lymph Node Metastasis in cT1 Lung Cancer: A Retrospective Study from Eastern China by Chengyan Zhang, Guanchao Pang, Chengxi Ma, Jingni Wu, Pingli Wang, Kai Wang

“…Consolidation size and clinical N stage based on CT were two common independent risk factors for both N1 and N2 metastases, with different odds ratios. For N2 metastasis, we identified five independent predictors by dichotomous logistic regression: peripheral location, larger consolidation size, lymph node enlargement on CT, no smoking history, and higher levels of serum CEA. …”
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Trust in the integrity of a micro health insurance scheme and its determinants in two rural districts of Ethiopia by Mohammed Hussien

“…The degree of association was assessed using odds ratios, and statistical significance was determined at a 95% confidence interval. …”
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Prevalence and Predictors of Nonadherence to Diet and Physical Activity Recommendations among Type 2 Diabetes Patients in Southwest Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study by Getandale Zeleke Negera, Dariowani Charles Epiphanio

“…Multivariate logistic regression was performed to identify independent predictors. Odds ratios and their 95% confidence intervals together with p value <0.05 were used to declare statistical significance. …”
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The COVID-19 pandemic and self-reported food insecurity among women in Burkina Faso: evidence from the performance monitoring for action (PMA) COVID-19 survey data by Ortis Yankey, Marcellinus Essah, Prince M. Amegbor

“…We controlled for relevant confounders in the analysis and presented the results as adjusted odds ratios (AORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs). …”
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